Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957) d: F. Tashlin
‘Look into the eyes of a chicken and you will see real stupidity. It is a kind of bottomless stupidity, a fiendish stupidity. They are the most horrifying, cannibalistic and nightmarish creatures in the world.’ Werner Herzog
Welcome once again to the annual roundup of all things that combine the cute and the cinematic. If you’ve ever stopped yourself mid-ennui in a Truffaut film to remark, ‘Look at the little piglet!, this one is for you. From Puce Moment‘s beautiful borzoi, to Zazie‘s squirted pussy cat this is my selection of the best of fluff on film. (Incidentally, it seems the spaniel is the predominate film dog. Who knew?)
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970) d: J. Jireš
The Cremator (1969) d: Juraj Herz
Queen of Spades (1946) d: T. Dickinson
The Killing (1956) d: S. Kubrick
The Company of Wolves (1984) d: N. Jordan
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) 'd': M. Bay
Kiss Me Deadly (1955) d: R. Aldrich
All that Heaven Allows (1955) d: D. Sirk
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) d: M. Powell & E. Pressburger
Eyes Without a Face (1960) d: G. Franju
Puce Moment (1949) d: K. Anger
Rita, Sue and Bob Too (1986) d: A. Clarke
Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo (2011) d: J. Oreck
Zazie Dans Le Métro (1960) d. Louis Malle
Apocalypse Now (1979) d: F.F. Coppola
Pride of place this year goes to Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?’s Shamroy. This poodle is a running gag, but also something of a style icon. Shamroy, you brightened my year and here’s a showcase for you, long departed though you are.
BONUS:
Here’s one I find very cute but have no recollection of the source of. Answers on a postcard. This year, I promise to be more comprehensive about cataloguing this stuff. For the historical record you understand.
Pangolin Blues 